Global Rationale:
Cognitive Level: Understanding
Client Need:
Client Need Sub:
Nursing/Integrated Concepts:
Learning Outcome:
Question 23
Type: MCSA
A nursing information system is considered to be effective if which of the following goals are accomplished?
1. Supports nursing and enhances practice
2. Collects data and creates new theories of nursing
3. Disseminates best practices and identifies variances
4. Finds medication errors and creates new protocols
Question 24
Type: MCSA
Which of the following clinical system functions allows the nurse to provide more efficient patient care?
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1. Electronic presentations
2. Order entry
3. Identification coding
4. Help desk
Question 25
Type: MCMA
Which of the following are considered benefits of electronic prescriptions?
Standard Text: Select all that apply.
1. Eliminates phone calls for refills
2. Reviews clients drug histories before prescribing
3. Provides reminders for prescriptions
4. Alerts provider about drug reactions
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5. Provides a longitudinal prescription record
Question 26
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Type: MCMA
Which of the following depicts the nationwide initiative to prevent medication errors?
Standard Text: Select all that apply.
1. Adverse events are reported through MedWatch
2. Federal Drug Administration (FDA) rejects applications for new drug names that are similar to older drug
names.
3. Advocating clinical decision support (CDS) systems
4. Denies reimbursement for extended hospital stays based as a result of a medication error.
5. The Institute for Safe Medication Practices publishes a consumer newsletter on medication errors.
Question 27
Type: MCMA
Information systems interact to provide checks and alerts throughout the medication ordering and administration
process. Which of the following are steps in this process in which bar codes are utilized for medication ordering
and administration?
Standard Text: Select all that apply.
1. Bar code on patient’s door is scanned
2. Bar code on the medication label is scanned
3. Bar code on patient’s identification bracelet is scanned
4. Bar code on patient’s chart is scanned
5. Bar code on nurse’s identification badge is scanned
Question 28
Type: MCSA
Which type of software has been developed by the consumer to meet specific needs usually because no suitable
commercial package is available?
1. Off-the-shelf
2. Home grown
3. Administrative spreadsheets
4. Critical pathway
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